End domestic violence with the 'Purple Rose Project'

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - Two thousand area residents are waking up to purple roses on their doorsteps. October is Domestic Violence Awareness month and gifting roses to people is one woman's clever way to spread awareness through the 'Purple Rose Project'.

Every 9 seconds a woman is beaten in the US. This is not including psychological abuse, which also causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in women or depression.

However, men are not immune to it either, they too, are victims of abuse. Local woman, Alison McGhee, is dedicated to making a difference in our local community.

She cross referenced 2010 population statistics with CDC statistics on domestic violence. She found that 10,900 women in La Jolla and Pacific Beach have been or will be physically abused by an intimate partner in their lifetime.

McGhee sacrificed an entire night's sleep to spread her message and brighten the mornings of others.

CBS News 8's Ashley Jacobs, in the above video, has the details.

For more information about Domestic Violence Awareness resources call 1-800-799-SAFE or click here.

A San Diego judge called an adult man a "little boy" in his courtroom, repeatedly noted the physical attractiveness of female attorneys and spoke to litigants in Spanish based on their surnames, among other misconduct that nearly led to his removal from office, a state disciplinary agency said Thursday.

A San Diego judge called an adult man a "little boy" in his courtroom, repeatedly noted the physical attractiveness of female attorneys and spoke to litigants in Spanish based on their surnames, among other misconduct that nearly led to his removal from office, a state disciplinary agency said Thursday.

An international team of veterinarians is in Ukraine helping hundreds of dogs at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster. One of the vets is from San Diego and spoke with News 8 via Skype while on a mission of mercy.

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The captain of a Navy warship that lost seven sailors in a collision with a commercial container ship in June will be relieved of command and nearly a dozen others face punishment, the Navy's second-ranking admiral said Thursday.

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